A second track has been "anonymously" leaked. Here's a link to a short clip of "Sing".

http://chictribute.com/index2.html

Not too bad.

Anyway, I thought Johnny owned his masters now? I thought he signed a deal like Bruce, MJ and Billy Joel to own his masters?
[Edited 2/20/09 11:00am]

daPrettyman said:

He did, but I don't know if the Chic album was in his control tho...

I wish they would go ahead and release this thing.I'd like to hear it.

I like it. Didn't know such a project existed.

Me either. My grandmother would be in sheer delight if this would ever come out.

JackieBlue said:

Yeah,in 1981,Bernard and Niles produced an album for Johnny Mathis.It is titled 'I Love My Lady' and consisted of these 8 tracks:

"I Love My Lady"
"I Want To Fall In Love"
"It's Alright To Love Me"
"Judy"
"Love And Be Loved"
"Sing"
"Take Me"
"Go With The Flow"

A year earlier,they had re-vived Diana Rossl career and gave her the most successful album of her career.They attempted to do the same with Mathis but his record label (Columbia) rejected it....they felt it would alienate his fans.

Timmy84 said:

The site is requesting for you to email Columbia and ask for the project to be released.

SoulAlive said:

Oh good grief. Record companies are evil. I would love to hear it. Don't know about that title, tho.

SoulAlive said:

I could see what the label means. Johnny comes from a different generation than Diana. I hope Columbia releases this. It seems like a good project.

daPrettyman said:

I understand it too but if they don't like it they just wouldn't buy it. I don't think it would have ended his career. Why couldn't they have released a strong single to test the waters so they wouldn't lose too much money or maybe they didn't do stuff like that back then. I don't know. I just think labels play it safe so often thus limiting the artist and what the consumer may want to hear.

JackieBlue said:

They think you're stupid and easily confused.
The same reason why they'll try and convince bands with multiple singers that they need to focus on one voice.
(Chicago is a prime example that quickly comes to mind)
I guess they never heard of successful groups like The Beatles or The Temptations.


Regarding Nile Rodgers and Chic, the other night Ovation TV aired Montreux Jazz Festival 2004 featuring an edition of Chic with Omar Hakim on drums. They sounded very good.

The other performers were Seal, Patti LaBelle, Spearhead & John McLaughlin's Shakti.

It'll air again 2/20, 3/19 & 3/20.


tA

Tribal Disorder

http://www.soundclick.com...dID=182431

quite interesting to hear

Also listening to NILE talk about the signing and how this one guy helped them along etc... Does anyone like that even exist today at a label??Someone who isnt interested in $$$ but is more interested a good band

JackieBlue said:

I just think that,at this point,there is no reason NOT to release it.I'm not a huge fan of Johhny,but as a Chic fan,I'd love to hear it Wanna hear what they came up with.

therevolutionwillnotbe said:

Sounds promising! Most likely,this album would have alienated his pop fans,but I think it would have done well with R&B audiences.It would have been the funkiest album that Johnny ever released! Is that Luther we hear on backup vocals?

for those of you who want to hear the title track "I Love My Lady",download the mp3 here....


http://www.sendspace.com/file/ntaxte

It's a trip hearing what could have been You have to wonder...how would this have been received in 1981?

Supposedly,three songs from this LP will be included on a Chic box set that is due later this year.

I listened to Love My Lady, I think it's okay. It could have needed more work I think, sounds totally stripped down for Chic, unusual but it reminds me too much of Strike Up The Band (or however the last track of their first album's called).

graecophilos said:

I like it it makes me wanna hear the rest of the album.

SoulAlive said:

Well, I soooo wanna hear the whole album!! You're talking with a big CHIC fan. And not just someone who likes Le Freak...

SoulAlive said [/quote] It is titled 'I Love My Lady'[/quote]

Tee-hee!!!

Next, the unreleased album from Melissa Ethridge entitled "I Need A Man".
[Edited 2/23/09 10:18am]

Great track Thanks for the links therevolutionwillnotbe and Soulalive.

Add the unreleased project of Fonzi Thornton to the mix :

"(Stockholm 12/12 08) CHIC fan Wouter Heijke mailed me, a couple of days ago, and said he had found the track list of the unreleased CHIC project featuring CHIC choir leader Fonzi Thornton supposedly done in 1982. I was understandibly very excited. The info comes from the US Copyright Database. It seems that the Fonzi album was done in 1981, and it did include "I Work For A Livin'" and "Riding" both released as part of the soundtrack for the movie "Soup For One" (1982) "Riding" was however not on the soundtrack album. As far as I know the album, except the two above mentioned tracks were never finished, but was a collection of demo's that Nile & Nard were shopping around record co.'s with, trying to get a record deal for Fonzi. This didn't happen so most of the project was shelved. However the demo's still exist. According to the database, the album was entitled "Don't Throw My Love Away".

To Nile Rodgers: I would like to say that we fans want this album released even if it's in demo form. In fact we want it in any shape or form. Why not release it as a digital download ? That seems to be the most cost-effective way for you to get it out.

http://chictribute.com/news/intro.html

SoulAlive said:

It's most likely Fonzi Thornton. He was CHIC's main male backup vocalist. He's on every CHIC project since 'Risque'. They even gave him the lead on "You Can't Do It Alone" from 'Real People'. If you sign up to access Nile's website ( www.nilerodgers.com ) you'll find a short video of Fonzi in the studio with Nile and Bernard working on a track from Johnny's album called "Love And Be Loved".
[Edited 2/24/09 2:32am]

therevolutionwillnotbe said:

C L

therevolutionwillnotbe said:

cool

Two more tracks from the CHIC/Mathis project has surfaced on CHICtribute.com: http://www.chictribute.co...athis.html they are "It's Alright To Love Me" & "I Want To Fall In Love".

Here's the blogposts on each track:

http://news.chictribute.com/#post40

http://news.chictribute.com/#post48

zigsighter said:

"I Want To Fall In Love" sounds nice

Considering how much of this project has already leaked,they may as well release the entire album

SoulAlive said:

My thoughts exactly.